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Big 12 football: Predicting each team’s Week 1 game outcome

ByJoshua Schulman|
Dec 3, 2022; Arlington, TX, USA; A view of the Big 12 conference championship logo as Kansas State Wildcats warms up before the game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Kansas State Wildcats at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 3, 2022; Arlington, TX, USA; A view of the Big 12 conference championship logo as Kansas State Wildcats warms up before the game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Kansas State Wildcats at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
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MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE – DECEMBER 28: Mason Fairchild #89 and Lawrence Arnold #2 of the Kansas Jayhawks celebrate during the first half of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on December 28, 2022 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images)
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE – DECEMBER 28: Mason Fairchild #89 and Lawrence Arnold #2 of the Kansas Jayhawks celebrate during the first half of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on December 28, 2022 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images)

Missouri State Bears at Kansas Jayhawks

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Kansas’ Swiss cheese defense might have some people keen on thinking this game could wind up close, but first-year head coach Ryan Beard has his work cut out for him in his debut at the helm. Missouri State has battled with Arkansas and Oklahoma State in the past two years, but a declining offense and uncertainty at quarterback should make this a fairly easy one for the Jayhawks.

Final Score Prediction: 38-13, Kansas

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